Community Health Centers provide a vital role in access to care, health equity
August 12-18 marks National Health Center Week, and Oral Health Watch is focusing this week’s blog on the vital role community health centers (CHCs) play in reducing health disparities and providing access to high-quality, culturally appropriate care for underserved communities. CHCs are community-based and patient-directed primary care organizations whose mission is to serve populations with…
Oral Health Watch
20 hours ago
Preventing illness is preferable to treating disease. Community water fluoridation effectively reduces tooth decay across all age groups, is cost-effective, and provides a consistent, equitable benefit to all community members regardless of income, insurance status, and other social determinants of... health. #teethmatter
Oral Health Watch
22 hours ago
Preventing illness is preferable to treating disease. Community water fluoridation effectively reduces tooth decay across all age groups, is cost-effective, and provides a consistent, equitable benefit to all community members regardless of income, insurance status, and other social determinants of... health. #teethmatter
Oral Health Watch
2 days ago
Medicaid provides critical coverage to millions of American families – including nearly 1.9 million Washington children, parents, grandparents, and veterans. Please urge Congress to maintain Medicaid funding. #FacesofMedicaid #teethmatter
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2 days ago
Medicaid provides critical coverage to millions of American families – including nearly 1.9 million Washington children, parents, grandparents, and veterans. Please urge Congress to maintain Medicaid funding. #FacesofMedicaid #teethmatter https://buff.ly/43auczV
Oral Health Watch
3 days ago
It's going to be hot one today in Washington state. Choose water to help stay hydrated and to quench thirst. And if the water is fluoridated to protect teeth against cavity-causing germs? Bonus! #teethmatter
Oral Health Watch
3 days ago
It's going to be hot one today in Washington state. Choose water to help stay hydrated and to quench thirst. And if the water is fluoridated to protect teeth against cavity-causing germs? Bonus! #teethmatter